WordPress Core < 5.3.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2019-16781
CVSS Medium (5.8)
Publicly Published December 13, 2019
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Nguyen Van Khanh
Description

In WordPress before 5.3.1, authenticated users with lower privileges (like contributors) can inject JavaScript code in the block editor, which is executed within the dashboard. It can lead to an admin opening the affected post in the editor leading to XSS.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Software Slug wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.7
  • 3.7 - 3.7.31
  • 3.8 - 3.8.31
  • 3.9 - 3.9.29
  • 4.0 - 4.0.28
  • 4.1 - 4.1.28
  • 4.2 - 4.2.25
  • 4.3 - 4.3.21
  • 4.4 - 4.4.20
  • 4.5 - 4.5.19
  • 4.6 - 4.6.16
  • 4.7 - 4.7.15
  • 4.8 - 4.8.11
  • 4.9 - 4.9.12
  • 5.0 - 5.0.7
  • 5.1 - 5.1.3
  • 5.2 - 5.2.4
Patched Version
  • 3.7.32
  • 3.8.32
  • 3.9.30
  • 4.0.29
  • 4.1.29
  • 4.2.26
  • 4.3.22
  • 4.4.21
  • 4.5.20
  • 4.6.17
  • 4.7.16
  • 4.8.12
  • 4.9.13
  • 5.0.8
  • 5.1.4
  • 5.2.5
  • 5.3.1
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